The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT AND SCHOOL BUSES. MOVEMENT OF THE HAND THROTTLE CABLE IN THE ACCELERATOR BRACKET RUBS A GROOVE IN THE BRACKET. THE HAND THROTTLE CABLE CAN BECOME WEDGED IN THIS GROOVE PREVENTING THE ACCELERATOR FROM RETURNING TO THE IDLE POSITION.
The risk
THE THROTTLE CABLE WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE IDLE POSITION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
OWNERS WILL BE CONTACTED AND ADVISED TO DISCONNECT THE HAND THROTTLE CABLE UNTIL REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Blue Bird ALL American | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Bird ALL American | 1991 | 0 | 9 |
| Blue Bird ALL American | 1992 | 16 | 9 |
| Blue Bird ALL American | 1993 | 0 | 7 |
| Blue Bird ALL American | 1994 | 0 | 8 |
| Blue Bird ALL American | 1995 | 0 | 11 |
| Blue Bird ALL American | 1996 | 0 | 6 |
| Blue Bird ALL American | 1997 | 0 | 3 |
| Blue Bird ALL American | 1998 | 1 | 9 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1998
13 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the vehicle speed control; BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY filed 251 campaigns in all.
| 98V304000 2 Dec 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V204000 1 Sept 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V192000 24 Aug 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V045003 14 May 1998 | MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| 98V070000 1 Apr 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V054000 12 Mar 1998 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 98V045001 3 Mar 1998 | MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
| 98V045002 3 Mar 1998 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998